In all of life’s seasons there is a time for everything. Currently I feel as though I’m entering another season in the physical as well as the spiritual. This past week I was blessed with the opportunity to take a week and go hunting with my father and a couple of family friends. Up here in Manitoba we have an elk hunting season in the early weeks of January. So braving the cold and the time frame of finding and killing an animal, it was another great adventurous week.
Every morning we would wake up with great anticipation and optimism of what the day would bring. The general rule is that the wine will be opened after a kill is made. So everyday just before the first rays of light crept over the Riding Mountains, I would walk through our cabin past that corked bottle and layer up for the chilly endeavour that the next 2 hours would bring.
Once I was out there set-up and organized for the wait of “the big one”, I would sit in the eerie silence. And that’s when the Lord would speak to my heart. Almost everyday I would hear the words, “be still my son”. And so that’s what I’m feeling that this next season the spiritual is all about. Being still!
The WR for me was about walking in the stillness that the Lord is. And truly listening. Now that I’m home, I’ve been looking for the things to keep my going. To keep my focus to be able to run. But now is a time once again of reflection, refocusing, and deeper listening.
The past week hunting was a great way to start off the season ahead. A place of adventure, the unknown, anticipation, and of course stillness. I know the Lord is with me, and I know that everything has a purpose. Please pray for me as I pursue His voice and listen. Maybe it’s about future endeavours in my next move or even a time of process that is still yet to happen. I’m open for the unknown.
Thanks for your continued support and encouragement! In Christ Alone and pursueing the stillness,
– Matt.
A hunter’s tools.
On the hunt.
The cabin.
Dad.
The trail.
